Colin Dunsford

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Colin Wayne Dunsford AM is a retired Australian accountant and company director. [1] He was a partner at Ernst & Young until 2010 and continues there as a member of the firm's advisory board. [2] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and holds a Bachelor of Economics. [3] In 2013, he became a Member of the Order of Australia "for significant service to the community of South Australia, and to the accounting profession". [4] In 2016, he was one of a group of prominent South Australians who signed an open letter encouraging government to continue to explore opportunities in the importation and storage of spent nuclear fuel, following the findings of the 2015–16 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission. [5]

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Current board memberships

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Personal life

He lives in Leabrook, South Australia. [4]

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References

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  2. "Colin Dunsford".
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  4. 1 2 "It's an Honour". itsanhonour.ase-ws-pmc.p.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "Open letter calls on SA politicians to keep nuclear waste dump debate alive". ABC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. "Congratulations to Bedford Chairman Colin Dunsford on being awarded a Member of the Order of Australia". Eastern Courier. 12 June 2013.